Car dumper



L. C. HILL.

CAR BUMPER.

HLED 1uLY1. 1921.

Feb. 26, 1923..

5 SHEETS-@HEBT a. f

Feb. 20, 1923.

., L. c. HILL.

CAR BUMPER.

FILED JULY I 1921,

5 SHEETS-SHEET a.

Patented Feb. 20, 1923.

UNITED STATES LIONEL COKE HILL, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, oaiviiim.

CAR DUIVIPER.

Application filed July l, 1921. Serial No. 481,739.

To all whom t may concern: y

Be it known that I, LioNiiL COKE HILL, a subject of His Majesty, King i George Fifth, of Great Britain, residing at Mont real, in the .Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car Dumpers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in car dumpers and is fully described and explained in this specification and shownin the accompanying drawings."y 4

I have here shown the features of my invention embodied in a device for dumping railroad side-door box cars loaded with grain or similar material. It is obvious, however,

that, without detracting fi'om the spirit of my invention, the features thereof may be embodied in devices adapted for dumping other kinds of cars loaded with other man terials. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a car dumper embodyingthe features of my invention, Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same, Figure 3 is a View taken as indicated by the line 3of Fig. 1, Figure 4l is a fragmentary view in end elevation showing some of the parts in altered position, Figure 5 is a diagrammatic View similar to Fig. 1 showing some of the parts in altered positions, Fig ure 6 is a diagrammatic view similar to Fig.

3, showing some of the parts in alteredpo-` sitions, Figure 7 is a detailed view of a part of the car-door opener, Figure 8 is a view` similar to Fig. 7 showing some of the parts in altered positions` Figure 9 is a view taken as indicated by the line 9 of Fig. 8, and Figure 10 is a view taken as indicated by the line l0 of Fig. 3.

In general, it may be stated that the device comprises an elevator track section nor mally lying in alinement with xed receiving tracks and fixed discharge tracks, upon` which the car to be unloaded is run.' Stops or other means are provided for centeringI or spotting the car on the elevator track section. Means are provided for elevating t-he track section and tiltingthe same side# ways, so that grain in the car will run out of the side door intoa suitable receiving bin. It lis obvious, however, that such sideways tilting will not empty thel cai', since some grain will remain in the ends. In order to empty the ends, therefore, means are pro-r vided for also tilting the car longitudinally. After the car has been tilted sideways first one end is raised, and then the other, in Order to causethe grain in the ends to flow down toward the door and out through the same. It is usually found necessary to raise one end of thecar, then the other, and then again the first end by ya rocking or back-and-fortli movement in order to completely empty the same; although it is obvious that this longitudinal rocking or alternate raising of the ends may be repeated as often as desired, or as often as necessary in order to empty the car completely. Means are also'provided for automatically reinov-v ing the boards which usually7 seal the inside of the car-door opening.

I will now describe the device more in detail. 2O indicates` two longitudinally-arranged parallel I-beams on which are mounted track rails 21 normally lying in alinement with fixed receiving track rails 22 and fixed discharge track rails 23. The beams 20 are normally supported at their ends on abutments 24 and further supported at two places between the ends by the walls 25. The beams 20 are joined together by a pair of transverse channel irons 26 near eacliend lying beneath the same. The` ends of `the channel irons 26 project some distance beyond the members 2O on each side, as shown in Fig. 3, said projecting ends being longer at 011e side than the other. The beams 20 with the track rails 21l mounted upon them, and vjoined bythe transverse channel rirons 26. form a rigid structure which may be referred to 'as an elevator platform, although it is to be noted that there is not necessarily flooring or similar fiat surface. Below this platform is provided a suitable pit` or other excavation so thatwhen the platform is in its lowest or normal position, the rails 2l. on the platform will be level with the fixed receiving and discharge rails, 22 and 23, at

each side of the plat-form are two vertical posts 30 carryingon their upper endscrossmembers 31 which turn support longitu-v dinal` members B2 'upon which is mounted ioo ' suitable hoisting apparatus for elevating the platform. The cross-members 31 are sup. ported by suitable trusses and framing and likewise, the two outer longitudinal members 32 are supported by suitable trusses and framing, indicated in general by 36, in order to give rigidity and strength to the entire structure. I will now describe in detail the hoisting mechanism. Supported in suitable bearings mounted on the members 32 is a transversely-arranged shaft 40 having mounted on its ends the drums 41 and 42, the former being slightly larger than the latter. The shaft also has mounted on it a gear wheel 43 meshing withl and adapted to be driven by a pinion 44 arranged above it 'on the shaft 45 which in turn isfprovided with a gear wheel 46. A motor 47 is provided, connected by a belt 48 to a wheel mounted on a shaft 49 which has a worm 50 on its end meshing with and adapted to drive the gear wheel 46. The motor 47 is reversible, and any suitable means, such as a clutch, asindicated in general by 52,` are provided with a belt 48. By means o-f this construction the drums 41 and 42 may be given rotation in either direction by the motor, and the worm 50 makes'the action irreversible. A cable isv` provided with both ends attached to the drum 42. From thisv drum, the cable 55 is laid over the ypulley 57, thence downwardly and around the sheave 58, thence upwardlyy over the drum 59, around which it makes two or three turns, thence over the top of the structure to the otherend where it passes over the pulley 6() from which it is led downwardly around the sheave 61, thence upwardly over t-he pulley 62 and back to the drum 42. Similarly, a cable 65 has its ends fastened to the larger drum 41 on the other side of the structure. F rom this drum, the cable 65 is led overa pulley 67, thence downwardly around the sheave 68, thence upwardly over the drum 69, around which it is wound two or three times, thence above the structure to the other end and over the pulley 70, thence downwardly around a sheave 71 similar to the sheave 61 and located opposite thereto, thence upwardly over the pulley 72 and back to the drum 41. The sheave 58 is attached to the longerl projecting ends of the channelA irons 26, at one end of the platform, and

likewise the sheave 61 is attached at the other end Vof the platform. y The sheave 68 is attached on the other side of the platform tothe ends of the members 26 opposite the sheave 61. By this construction it will be noticed that the platform can be suspended by its four corners, the cable 55 furnishing the support on one side, and the cable 65 on the other. By means of the motor 47, as described above, rotation can be given to the drums 41 and 42. to wind up the cables 65 and 55, respectively, and thus elevate the platform. Suitable counterweights 81 are arranged at the end of the device, as shown, to assist in lifting.

`Since the drum 4l. is larger than the drum 42, the cable 65 will be taken up faster than the cable 55 in the elevating process, and this will give the platform and car thereon, as indicated by 82 a sideways tilt, as most clearly shown in iig. 4. In the device, as shown, the drum 41 is enough larger so that when the car is at the height of its elevation, which in this case is abouty seven feet, it will be given ya sufficient sideways tilt to tend to cause the grain or contents thereof to flow towards the lower side of the car and outvof the side door. The tilt, however, isl not sufficient to cause the car 82 to fall from the rails 21. It is obvious, however, that, without detracting from the spirit of my invention, the height of elevation of the car and the amount of tilting may be varied, as desired, to suit existing conditions.

After the car has been raised to the extreme height a-nd tilted sideways, it is rocked endwise in order to empty the grain or other material from the ends of the car. This endwise rocking is given while the sideways tilt is maintained,-a`nd is accomplished in the following manner. The drums 59 and 69 which each have wrapped around them the cables 55 and 65, respectively, are mounted on a shaft 90 which carries a gear wheel 91 adapted to be driven by a worm 92 mounted on a shaft 93 which carries a belt wheel adapted to be driven by a belt 94 which in turn is adapted to be driven by the motor 47; any suitable clutching mea-ns, such as'that indicated in general by 95, being provided to throw the mtor 47 into or out of engagement with the belt 94. By this construction rotation may be given to the drums 69- and 59 by the motor 47, and the worm 92 makes the action irreversible. It is obvious that the result of rotating the drums 69 and 59 will be to take up the cables 55 and 65 where they pass over the sheaves 61 and 71 at one end of the platform, and play them out at the other end over the sheavesV 58 and 68, thus liftingl one end of the platform. Since the motor 47 is reversible, the drums 59 and 69 may be rotated either way to elevate either endy of the platform. In'Figs. 5 and 6 the platform is thus shown with one end elevated. the cables 55 and 65 having been taken' up where they pass over the sheaves 61 and 71 and paid out at the other end. This endwise tilting requires a pivoting of the sheaves 58, 68, Gland 71 where they are attached to the ends of the members 26, and since this endwise tilting is done while the Side-4 ways tilt is maintained, it is desirable thatr these pivot points at each end ofthe pl`at form be brought in the same horizontal plane when the car is tilted sideways. For

insectos this reason, the sheaves `,58 and 61 on the` low side of the platform are fastened to yokes 97 and 98, respectively, which have their ends fastened 'to blocks 99 and 100' sheaves 68 and '71,are fastenedl by two chain' links 104 vand 105 to an eye. 106 fastened to a strip 107 arrangedbelow the members 26. This construction is most clearly shown in Fig. 10, and brings the pivot point on the high side lof the platforin` belowv the members 26 a sufficientdistancefso that when the platform has its maximum sideways tilt the pivot points 108 and 101 will be sub-vstantially in a horizontal' plane.y

Means are provided for preventing sideways swinging of theplatform.- `I willv now describer suchimeans. y At each 4end of 'the' structure are rails 110 mounted on the inn-er rsurfaces of the posts 80; On `eachend of a bar 111 is a" pair of vertical arms, one projecting upwardly as indicated by'113a andthe other downwardly as indicated by 113. Mounted on theends ofthe arms 113L and 113 are two rollers 112 and 11d` respectively riding on the rail 110. Therollers 112ian'd 114 are suitably flanged in orderL to 'keep them on the rails." There being two rollers at each end of the bar `1411, this barl l ,will remain horizontal. The bar 111 carries 35` at its center an eye 115 engaged with a yoke the lower outside webs ofthe l-beams :The rollers 117 and 118 permit endwise movement of the -beams" 20 with yrespect tothe carriage but not sideways movement. Since sideways movement of the carriage is preventedfby its connection. with the bar 111,'sideways'movement of thewentire platform is also prevented.

Box cars carrying grain and similar mate-r rials usually have, in addition to the ordinary sliding door, horizontally-arranged boards across the inside of the car-door opening, held in place by nails, by the pressure of the grain, or by other means` These boards are put in place to make it possible to close the car door after the caris loaded and to seal more effectively the car door against leakage of material. lt is obvious that these boardsmust be removed before the car can be dumped. I have provided means for automatically removing theseboa-rds and l will now describe these ineens in detail. lt `is to be noted that the ordinary sliding door on the outside of the car is opened before the car is run onto theplatform or be-l fore the elevating or dumping is commenced, This leaves only the boards nailed across the inside of the opening to be removed before the contents can be dumped. For re- .moving these boards ll provide what might generally be described `as a ram, adapted to be automatically operated by the elevationr of. the car, or by other means if desired, toy

forcibly pushthe boards inwardly against the pressure of the grain and thus remove them from the car-door opening to allow the grain to escape.` The yparticular device which I have shown comprisesa ram 200 pivotally mounted at 201`on the supporting members 202 which in turn are supported by the beams 203 mounted on t-he elevator plat.-

form. The back of the rain is curved in the form of an arc about the pivot point 201` as a center, as indicated by`205.v Fastened to one end of the arc at 206 isa cable 207 which is laid in a groove about the'arc 205 thence led downwardly under a pulley 208 mounted on the elevator platform, thence toward the center of the platform and over a pulley 209 f suspended below the platform and thence yplatform is down; the lower end of the cable 501 being attached to the arc 205 at a point asindicated by 503, and adapted to lie in a groove on said arc lying parallel to the groove which accommodates the cable 207. When the elevator platform is raised, the consequentpull on the cable 207 will rock the ram, causing its engagingface, in-

dicated in general by 212, to be forced in! wardly through the car-door opening against the boards nailed across suchopening, with the result that such boards will be forcibly pushed loose from their fasten# ings and against the 'pressure of the grain into the car to open lthe car-door opening'.`

The ram is so located thatwhen the car is properly in position on theelevator platform, theengaging face of the rain, as it is swung by the cable 207, will enter the cardoor opening. Tn Fig. el the rain is shownv in the position .it` occupies after the car has been elevated and after it has" been rocked toV force the face 212 through the car-door opening to remove the boards which are 'indicated by 220. lThe engaging face 212 of the ram is provided with a verti callyslidable engaging block 212a which `is provided on its engaging surface withspikes or prongs 213 adapted to engage the boards 220. This construction is most clearly shown inFigs.4 7, 8 and 9. They engaging blockA 212a is normally held in its raisedv pcsition by the `lever 214; and weight 215 as shown in Fig. 7. Since the ram 200 is op? iifo v block 212 for the nextoperation.

erated by rotation at 201 the face 212 has a slight upward movement withv resp/ect to the car as it approaches the boards 220. rThe engaging bloclr 212? is provided to counteract this upward movement so that as the prongs 213 engage the boards220 there will be lno upward sliding` of the prongs on the boards `with consequent damage to the boards. As soon as the prongs 213 engage the boards220, theengaging block 212t is prevented from moving upwardly,-with the result that the face 212 of the ramv slides upwardly thereon; .such upward slidingbeing permitted by elevationof the weight-215 and downward pulling of t-he yend of the lever 214 which is hooked to the upper end of the vblock 212?. This sliding of thev'bloclr. 212L1 with respect to the face 212 prevents sliding of the yprongs 213 on the boards 220. `It is obvious, however, that during such sliding, the rotation of the ram continues vto give the engaging block 212a inward pressure against the boards on theV car-door opening to remove .them from their fastenings and force them inwardly vfrom the car-door opening to allow they grain to. escape. InFig. 8 the block 212a is shown engaged with the boards 220, the face ,212 of the ram being slipped upwardly over the baclr of the block 212" `until it has engagedfthestop 600 on `the block 2123. after which both the face 212 and the block `212EL act as one piece. After.

the boards have been removed the weight 215 operates automatically to again raise the Any suitable means `are provided for spotting, centering or holding the car 82 on theplatforinduring the dumping-operation. I have indicated such means in general by 300, which are stops at they ends of the plat'` form,` adapted, in any suitable manner, to be lowered outof position when the car 82 is rum onto orolf of the platform, and to be put into raised position, asshown in the drawings, to bear firmly against the ends of the car, as shown, to hold it in proper position during the elevating, tilting' and dump'- king. I have not shown the details yof construction ofsuch stops, since they may be made by any skilled mechanic in a great variety of forms. v

At one side of the car, at the center, opposite the door, is a pit 400 having located l within it ahopper, or bin, 401 with side walls 402, adapted to receive the grain dumped fromV the car.` A suitable grating f 403 `is arranged above the hopper. vThe grating 403 is depressed at. the center toaccommodate the door-opening ram200.

In the operation of the device, the car 82.

is runl onto the elevator, the stops 300 are putin place, and the car isthen lifted. This lifting operates the ram` to remove the boards` from the car-door opening, and also tilts the carsideways, with the result that the grain `from the center ofthe car runs out of the car-door opening through the grating 403 intothe hopper 401. This sideways tilting, however, will' not empty the ends of the car. The drums 59 and l69 are then operated to lift first one end of the car and then the other until tied. i c

Although I have shown the elevating of the caras giving it a sideways tilt, in regard to certain phases of my invention, such sideways tilting is not absolutely necessary. For example, the carlcould be raised, maintaining it level, and then could be dumped by the endwise rocking alone, by using baffle plates or boards arrangedacross the' center the caris entirely empof the` car to direct the grain out of they door as it slides down from the elevated end.

It isobvious that although I have 'shown' vations under the platform could. be deeper,

soV that the car would not be'v elevated as high ,asl shown. The bodily elevation of the car, so far as regards certain phases of my invention, could be entirely dispensed with, and the car merely rocked sideways and then endwise in orderto empty the contents.

Therefore, while I have shown and cle-" scribed but a single embodiment of myin-v vention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, as suggested above, in the height kofelevation, the sideways tilting, the arrangement of the excavations and hoppers, 'and other changes `in the `construction and arrangement of the various parts, and the op'-l eration ofthe same, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as. disclose-d in the appended claims, in which. it is my intention to claim all the novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as is possible in view of the prior art. i

[What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is: y y. s 1. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a` car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform bodily, means for. tilting the` same sidewise. and means for tilting the same in a vertical longitudinal plane. Y

'2. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a, car to be dumped, means for simultaneously elevating the platform. and tilting the same sidewise, and. means vfor tilting 4the saine in a' vertical longitudinal plane. s f A 3. A Car dumper comprising a" platfe'riii Vadapted `to receive car to lbe duit means for `adapted to receive carv to be dumped, means for 'elevating the platfori'n,y means for tilting the same sidewise, and means for adapted to receive a car te'be dumped,

means for elevating the platform, means for tilting the same sideivisefand means for rocking the same in a vertical longitudinal Wise'tilt. y Y f 7. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive alcar to ybe dumped,r

, said platform suspended at each end from a sheave in the bight of'a cable, one lead of cable from each of said bights being joined togethera and means `for moving said cable to simultaneously pay cutone of said y bights and take up the other'to tilt the platformin a'vertical longitudinal plane.

8. A car rdumper' comprising a platform adapted to receive a cai' to be duu'ipeth sheaves on each side ofsaid platform for suspending the same, cables in the bights of which said sheaves are suspended7 and overhead sheaves about which said cables are reeved, whereby power applied to saidcables will yelevate one end of said platform and correspondingly lower the other end.

9. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped,

said platform suspended at its corners ifromV four sheaves,veach of the sheaves being supported' in the `bight of a cable, the tivo sheaves on each side being joined bye. single cable,` and means for moving the cables to simultaneously pay out the bights at one end of the platform and `talre up those at the other to tilt the longitudinal plane.

10. A car dumper comprising platform in a vertical a platform `adapted to receive a car to be dumped,

a cable for suspending said platform at its ends, means for moving said cable.q said `cableand its actuating meansy being so disposed relative to each other that movement of the cable to lower one "end of the platplane vWhile maintaining` the side` simultaneously i yplatform at its ends, means for moving said cables, said cables andy their actuating means being so disposed relativey to each other that movements of the cables to lower rone end of the platform will correspond ingly elevate the other end of the in a vertical longitudinal plane. y

r12. -A car dumper comprisinga platform adapted toy receive a car to be dumped,

platform v`cables suspending said platform at its corners, means for moving said cablesylmeans interposed between said actuating means andthe platform with which the cables contact, whereby to cause a movement of the cables to lovver one end of the platform to correspondingly elevate the other end of `the platform.

13. `A oar dnmper coniprisinga platform adapted to receive sa car to be dumped, said platform suspended at its corners from sheaves', each `of saidsheaves 'being' so supy ported in the bight of a cable as (to cause movement of the cables yto pay out the bights at one end of thev platform to operate to correspondingly takeup kthe bights at the other end of'said platform.

14. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a carto be dumped, said platform suspended 'at each 'end from a sheave,'eacli of said sheaves beingso-supf ported in the bight of a cable asV to cause movement of thecable to pay-out the bight at one end of the platform to' operate to correspondingly ktake up the biglit lat the other endof saidplatform.` f 1 15. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, said platform suspended at each end from a sheave in the bight of a cable,one lead of cable from each of said bights being joined together, means for simultaneously elevating the platform and tilting the same side- Wise, and means for moving said cable to pay out one of said bights and take up t e other to tilt' the a vertical longitudinal plane. j

16. A car dumper comprising a platform `adapted to receive a car to be` dumped,"

means for simultaneously elevating the platform and tilting the same side'wise coinprising sheaves on each side of said platformv and suspending the saine, cables in the Ibights of Which said sheaves are suspended,

overhead sheaves about Which said cables are reeved, and 'power means adapted to acplatform iny side being joined by a single cable, and means for moving the cables to simultaneously pay out the bights at one end of the plat-form and .take up those at the other to tilt the platform in a vertical longitudinal plane. i

18. A caridumperv comprising a platform l adapted to receive a car to be dumped,means for1V simultaneously. elevating the platform l end of said platform;

20. car dumper comprising a'platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means `for simultaneously elevating the 4platform v and tilting the same sidewise, cables vsuspending said platform atnits corners and mea-ns traversed by the cables yto cause move- ,ment thereof .to lower one end of the plat- H form -tocorrespondingly elevate the other y end ,of said platform.

21. A car dumper comprisingy a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for simultaneously elevating the platform and tilting the same sidewise, sheaves susi Vpending the said platform at its corners, a

cable in the bight of which each of said sheaves is supported, whereby movement of the cables to pay out the bights at one end `of the platform will operate to correspondingly take up the bights at the other end of said platform.

22. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for simultaneously elevating the platform and tilting the same sidewise, a sheave suspending each end of said platform, a cable in the bight of which said sheave is supported, whereby movement of the cable to pay o-ut the bight at one `end 'of the platform will Voperate to correspondingly takeup the bight at, the other end ofsaid platform.

23. A car dumper comprising `a platform adapted to receive a car' to be dumped, said platform suspended at each end lfrom a vSheave inthe bight of afcable', one lead of cable from each of said bightsbeing joined together, means for elevating the platform,

- a ram operated by elevationof the `platform adapted to be forcedthrough the car-door l opening of acar on the platform, and means for moving said cable to simultaneously pay out one of said bight-s and take up the other to tilt the platform in a vertical longitudi- Y f operated by elevation of the platform adapted to be forced through thel car-door opening of a car on the platform, sheaves suspending the sides of said platform, a cable forming a bight in which said sheaves are'suspended, a system of sheaves overhead over which said cables are reeved, and means for applyingv power to said sheaves to cause the cables to elevate one end ofthe plat-form and correspondingly lower the other end.

25. A car dumper comprisinga platform adapted to receive a car tobe dumped, means for elevatingr the platform, a ram operated by elevation of the platfo-rmgadapted to `rbe forced through the car-door opening of a car on the platform, said platform suspended at its corners from, four sheaves, .each of the sheaves being supported in thefbight of a cable, the two sheaves on each side being joined by a single cable, and means for moving the cables to simultaneously pay out the bights at one end of the platform and take up those at the other to tilt the platform in a vertical longitudinal plane.

26. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform, a ram operated by elevation of the platform adapted to be forced through the car-door opening of a `car on the platform, said platform suspended at its ends by a cable, and means for movement of said cable so disposed relative thereto that movement of thejcable to lower one end o-f the platform will operate to correspondingly elevate the other end ofsaid platform.

27. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform, a ramoperated by elevation of the platform adapted to be forced through the car-door opening of a car on the platform, a plurality of cables suspending said platform at its ends,and

means for operating said cables whereby movement of the cables to lower one end pof,`

theplatform will operate to correspondingly elevate the other end of said platform. l,

28. A car dumper comprising 'aplatform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform, a ram operated by elevation of the platform adapted -to be forcedfthrough the car-door opening of a car v for elevating the platform, a ram operated by elevation of the platform adapted to be forced through the car-door opening of a car on the platform, sheaves suspending said platform at its corners, a cable in the bight of which said sheaves are suspended Whereby movement of the cables to pay out the bights at one end of the platform Will operate to correspondingly take up the bights at the other end of said platform.

30. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to receive a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform, a ram operated by elevation of the platform adapted to be forced through the car-door opening of a car on the platform, a sheave, suspending each end of said platform in the bight of a cable in the bight of Which each of said sheaves is supported, means for operating said cables whereby movement of a cable to pay out the bight at one end of the platform Will operate to correspondingly take up the bight at the other end of said platform 3l. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to contain a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform, and a ram arranged at the side of the platform and adapted by elevation of the platform to be forced through the cardoor opening of a car standing on the platform.

32. A car dumper comprising a platform adapted to contain a car to be dumped, means for elevating the platform bodily, means for tilting the same sidevvise, and means for tilting the same endivise.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28 day of June i921.

LroNsL coKE HILL. [L a] 

